Bristol Laughing Lab Scottish Ale

Brewed by Bristol Brewing Company
Style: Scottish Ale
Colorado Springs, Colorado USA

Serve in English pint, Thistle

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Reddish orange with a nutty baseline and mellowly bittered. Smooth and drinkable.

This comes out of the tap a rich mahogany brown with a fine-bubbled head. Aroma is strong, spicy, malty, with a hint of hops. Flavor is rich and smooth, with hints of hops, caramel, smoke and cloves; the sweet nicely balances the hop bitterness. It goes down lively and sassy.

12 oz. bottle from Weidert. Drank on 5/20/06. Clear deep dark amber. 1+ cm. light tan head. Creamy, but drops fairly quickly. Nice layer of foam and good lacing. Aroma - some smokey, roasty, peaty malts. Smells great. Flavor - fair amt. of bitterness up front. Smooth and really well balanced in the mouth. Some nice smokey, peaty malty flavors after the swallow. Nothing really strong though, which is great. A little sweet. Palate - light to medium. Smooth and a little bit creamy on the tongue., but the carb. balances that well. Overall - Really good. This is everything my 80/- wants to be. Really well balanced and really drinkable with some nice malty character and good amt. of bitterness to balance it out. Really good session and year round beer.

Tasted on tap at the Black Sheep in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Dark amber appearance. Nutty and great amber malty flavor. Very nice, smooth nutty finish. Overall great beer.

On tap-Manitou Springs Co.-Poured a ruby red/brown color w/a moderate foamy head. Nutty, malty, roasted aroma. Pleasent sweet flavor w/strong malt presence. Full flavor, long finish. Very refreshing.

One of my definite fav's, though it is misnamed. It's either a really bad Scottish ale or a pretty good amber. I choose to go with the latter. Unlike Beehive, the bottled version is only a small step below the draft. While I lived in Colorado, this was my bev of choice for baseball games, hockey games, social nights out, etc. although I think it might be a bit heavy for the warmer climate here in Florida.

Appearance: Brown, with dark ruby accenting. About an inch of tan head with decent retention, which slowly laces around the glass. Smell: Sweet and malty, and a hint of roasted malt. Nothing to say about hops here. Not as full of a smell as dark beers often have, but it’s nice. Taste: Malty and caramel-y, some more of the toasted smell comes through with the taste. Not much alcohol hanging around, but the taste lingers for some time. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and soft. You could probably argue that it’s slightly chewy. Drinkability: Pretty high. It doesn’t have such a strong flavor that you need to recharge afterwards, and it tastes very smooth. Despite not kicking your taste buds, it certainly has a nice flavor to it. A good poster boy for the brand.

Little head with a slighly sweet aroma. Rich, honey undertones. Slighly hoppy and toasty with a citrusy finish. Full bodied pallate. A fairly complex beer, but reccommended.

super smooth. some nice chocolaty taste. This one was brought to me by some friends from Colorado. Thank You Xan

Malty and creamy Scottish ale. Tasty. I wish that the ABV was higher. Otherwise a nice brew.